KEYNOTE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • a fundamental or central idea
   Hypernyms(s) keynote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • idea (what does idea mean?)
   • thought (what does thought mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • keynote (what does keynote mean?)
2. Meaning
   • (music) the first note of a diatonic scale
   Synonym(s)
   • tonic (what does tonic mean?)
   Hypernyms(s) keynote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • note (what does note mean?)
   • musical note (what does musical note mean?)
   • tone (what does tone mean?)
3. Meaning
   • the principal theme in a speech or literary work
   Hypernyms(s) keynote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • subject (what does subject mean?)
   • topic (what does topic mean?)
   • theme (what does theme mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • keynote (what does keynote mean?)

KEYNOTE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • set the keynote of
   Usage Example(s)
   • Comfort keynotes this designer’’s Fall collection
   Hypernyms(s) keynote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • set (what does set mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • keynote (what does keynote mean?)
2. Meaning
   • give the keynote address to (an audience)
   Hypernyms(s) keynote is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • address (what does address mean?)
   • speak (what does speak mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • keynote (what does keynote mean?)